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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 07:25 AM
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thought you might like to know that Duplicolor Truck,Van,SUV T500 Arizona Beige is a perfect match to Titanium Metallic. I got it at autozone for 5 bucks as opposed to 20+ for factory matched paint.
 
Old Aug 11, 2009 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by MaximusFunk
thought you might like to know that Duplicolor Truck,Van,SUV T500 Arizona Beige is a perfect match to Titanium Metallic. I got it at autozone for 5 bucks as opposed to 20+ for factory matched paint.
Pics of said match? I've gotta see this for myself because I've never seen any trucks, vans, or SUVs that are the same color. And this is Arkansas so there are a lot of trucks and SUVs.
 
Old Aug 11, 2009 | 07:45 AM
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I just sprayed my grill with it last night, my gf is on a trip w/ the camera, but when she gets back in a few days I will take pics. It looks pretty good to me. The real test will be when I try covering my road rash with it, then I will know if it is perfect or just close. I will keep you posted on it.
 
Old Aug 11, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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Roads here suck too. But I know you could still pull off some Tein S-Techs or those springs Trust mentioned. There is always something else you could do. Even tiny details here and there make a nice difference.
 
Old Aug 12, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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Nice interior! I did the same thing with mine (without reading yours first, huh) but actually used a satin finish paint instead of low gloss...i just don't like gloss very muchlol, but it looks great
 
Old Aug 16, 2009 | 08:47 AM
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It looks pretty good to me, it was called Arizona Beige and was Duplicolor truck van and suv paint. It is the paint used on the grill, not the road rash paint.

 
Old Aug 16, 2009 | 09:37 AM
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Looks like a pretty good match.
 
Old Aug 16, 2009 | 03:24 PM
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Looks a bit grainier than the stock paint, but you're right. That's a damn close color match. I may have to look into this...
 

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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by itinerant
ARGH trying to save money is harder than trying to quit smoking. I've got this itch to buy car parts... and I'm starting to weaken.

I'm kinda out of stuff to do to the car though. What's next? Remember, suspension is not really practical due to the bad roads and huge amount of hills here. If this were somewhere flat like Nebraska, I would roll with the car an inch off the ground. Can't do things like that here.
oh man talk about bad roads, cant really beat san francisco. potholes, speed bumps, steep hills, they are everywhere. i also make a 60 mile trip every 2 weeks for to my other house, and there is this 2 mile stretch of road, that random and unexpected bumps on the road. I was on the same mindset as you with this kind of road, i am not lowering, but i wanted a drop more than driving on ****ty roads and driving on hills. I got tein s-techs which gave the car a decent drop. and have no regrets to this day. I kind of wish i got them earlier.

With a drop you'll learn to drive defensively slant your car coming onto a steep hill or a steep driveway. slow down for bumps and potholes...etc. you can get tein s-techs which have an oem ride quality. the difference between stock and tein s-techs is literally that 1.5" drop.
 
Old Sep 16, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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San Francisco is definitely the home of bad roads
 



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